Designed to help LADWP improve system reliability and help the City of Los Angeles meet its state-mandated Renewable Portfolio Standard obligations, the Barren Ridge Renewable Transmission Project (BRRTP) will provide consumers access to wind and solar-generated electricity in the Tehachapi Mountain and Mojave Desert regions of California.

POWER performed the initial siting study to identify proposed alternative routes and sites, and was then approved as the third party preparer of a joint federal and state environmental review and authorized to provide comprehensive environmental and planning services.

Accomplishments

Reduced land use impacts—POWER proposed creative mitigation measures to lessen impacts on the community, including the design of 3-circuit towers to mitigate expansion of the existing right of way (ROW) through nearby Green Valley

Expedited regulatory approval—POWER’s transparent and responsive approach to agency coordination sped up the review process and helped keep the project on schedule

Streamlined design—LADWP avoided the need for detailed design for alternatives using POWER’s thorough environmental review process for the EIS/EIR

Project Features

Over 200 miles of reasonable alternatives analyzed

Potential routes for the project crossed multiple resource agency jurisdictions, and included a mix of urban siting and significant natural resource issues